Welby, Colorado Explained

Official Name:	Welby, Colorado
Settlement Type:	Census Designated Place
Mapsize:	250px
Pushpin Map:	USA
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the Welby CDP in the
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Adams County
Government Type:	unincorporated community
Unit Pref:	US
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	9.841
Area Land Km2:	9.597
Area Water Km2:	0.244
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[2]
Population Total:	15,553
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Density Sq Mi:	auto
Timezone:	MST
Utc Offset:	-7
Timezone Dst:	MDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-6
Coordinates:	39.8403°N -104.9655°W
Elevation M:	1578
Elevation Ft:	5177
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code^[3]
Postal Code:	Denver 80229
Area Codes:	303 & 720
Blank Name:	GNIS feature^[4]
Blank Info:	Welby CDP

Welby is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Welby CDP was 15,553 at the United States Census 2020.

History

The community was named after one General Welby, a railroad official.^[5]

Geography

The Welby CDP has an area of 9.841km2, including 0.244km2 of water.^[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado census designated places
  • Colorado counties
    • Adams County, Colorado
  • List of statistical areas in Colorado
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

External links

• Adams County website

Notes and References

1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 9, 2020.
2. Web site: Welby CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 19, 2023 .
3. Web site: Zip Code 80229 Map and Profile. zipdatamaps.com. 2020. December 20, 2020.
4. Web site: U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names. United States Geological Survey. December 9, 2020.
5. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 51.